OK, let's crack this. We're given 656 and our task is to multiply it by 284. Essentially, we'll be adding 656 to itself 284 times.
Step 1: 0 + 656 = 656
Step 2: 656 + 656 = 1312
Step 3: 1312 + 656 = 1968
Step 4: 1968 + 656 = 2624
Step 5: 2624 + 656 = 3280
Step 6: 3280 + 656 = 3936
Step 7: 3936 + 656 = 4592
Step 8: 4592 + 656 = 5248
Step 9: 5248 + 656 = 5904
Step 10: 5904 + 656 = 6560
Step 11: 6560 + 656 = 7216
Step 12: 7216 + 656 = 7872
Step 13: 7872 + 656 = 8528
Step 14: 8528 + 656 = 9184
Step 15: 9184 + 656 = 9840
Step 16: 9840 + 656 = 10496
Step 17: 10496 + 656 = 11152
Step 18: 11152 + 656 = 11808
Step 19: 11808 + 656 = 12464
Step 20: 12464 + 656 = 13120
Step 21: 13120 + 656 = 13776
Step 22: 13776 + 656 = 14432
Step 23: 14432 + 656 = 15088
Step 24: 15088 + 656 = 15744
Step 25: 15744 + 656 = 16400
Step 26: 16400 + 656 = 17056
Step 27: 17056 + 656 = 17712
Step 28: 17712 + 656 = 18368
Step 29: 18368 + 656 = 19024
Step 30: 19024 + 656 = 19680
Step 31: 19680 + 656 = 20336
Step 32: 20336 + 656 = 20992
Step 33: 20992 + 656 = 21648
Step 34: 21648 + 656 = 22304
Step 35: 22304 + 656 = 22960
Step 36: 22960 + 656 = 23616
Step 37: 23616 + 656 = 24272
Step 38: 24272 + 656 = 24928
Step 39: 24928 + 656 = 25584
Step 40: 25584 + 656 = 26240
Step 41: 26240 + 656 = 26896
Step 42: 26896 + 656 = 27552
Step 43: 27552 + 656 = 28208
Step 44: 28208 + 656 = 28864
Step 45: 28864 + 656 = 29520
Step 46: 29520 + 656 = 30176
Step 47: 30176 + 656 = 30832
Step 48: 30832 + 656 = 31488
Step 49: 31488 + 656 = 32144
Step 50: 32144 + 656 = 32800
Step 51: 32800 + 656 = 33456
Step 52: 33456 + 656 = 34112
Step 53: 34112 + 656 = 34768
Step 54: 34768 + 656 = 35424
Step 55: 35424 + 656 = 36080
Step 56: 36080 + 656 = 36736
Step 57: 36736 + 656 = 37392
Step 58: 37392 + 656 = 38048
Step 59: 38048 + 656 = 38704
Step 60: 38704 + 656 = 39360
Step 61: 39360 + 656 = 40016
Step 62: 40016 + 656 = 40672
Step 63: 40672 + 656 = 41328
Step 64: 41328 + 656 = 41984
Step 65: 41984 + 656 = 42640
Step 66: 42640 + 656 = 43296
Step 67: 43296 + 656 = 43952
Step 68: 43952 + 656 = 44608
Step 69: 44608 + 656 = 45264
Step 70: 45264 + 656 = 45920
Step 71: 45920 + 656 = 46576
Step 72: 46576 + 656 = 47232
Step 73: 47232 + 656 = 47888
Step 74: 47888 + 656 = 48544
Step 75: 48544 + 656 = 49200
Step 76: 49200 + 656 = 49856
Step 77: 49856 + 656 = 50512
Step 78: 50512 + 656 = 51168
Step 79: 51168 + 656 = 51824
Step 80: 51824 + 656 = 52480
Step 81: 52480 + 656 = 53136
Step 82: 53136 + 656 = 53792
Step 83: 53792 + 656 = 54448
Step 84: 54448 + 656 = 55104
Step 85: 55104 + 656 = 55760
Step 86: 55760 + 656 = 56416
Step 87: 56416 + 656 = 57072
Step 88: 57072 + 656 = 57728
Step 89: 57728 + 656 = 58384
Step 90: 58384 + 656 = 59040
Step 91: 59040 + 656 = 59696
Step 92: 59696 + 656 = 60352
Step 93: 60352 + 656 = 61008
Step 94: 61008 + 656 = 61664
Step 95: 61664 + 656 = 62320
Step 96: 62320 + 656 = 62976
Step 97: 62976 + 656 = 63632
Step 98: 63632 + 656 = 64288
Step 99: 64288 + 656 = 64944
Step 100: 64944 + 656 = 65600
Step 101: 65600 + 656 = 66256
Step 102: 66256 + 656 = 66912
Step 103: 66912 + 656 = 67568
Step 104: 67568 + 656 = 68224
Step 105: 68224 + 656 = 68880
Step 106: 68880 + 656 = 69536
Step 107: 69536 + 656 = 70192
Step 108: 70192 + 656 = 70848
Step 109: 70848 + 656 = 71504
Step 110: 71504 + 656 = 72160
Step 111: 72160 + 656 = 72816
Step 112: 72816 + 656 = 73472
Step 113: 73472 + 656 = 74128
Step 114: 74128 + 656 = 74784
Step 115: 74784 + 656 = 75440
Step 116: 75440 + 656 = 76096
Step 117: 76096 + 656 = 76752
Step 118: 76752 + 656 = 77408
Step 119: 77408 + 656 = 78064
Step 120: 78064 + 656 = 78720
Step 121: 78720 + 656 = 79376
Step 122: 79376 + 656 = 80032
Step 123: 80032 + 656 = 80688
Step 124: 80688 + 656 = 81344
Step 125: 81344 + 656 = 82000
Step 126: 82000 + 656 = 82656
Step 127: 82656 + 656 = 83312
Step 128: 83312 + 656 = 83968
Step 129: 83968 + 656 = 84624
Step 130: 84624 + 656 = 85280
Step 131: 85280 + 656 = 85936
Step 132: 85936 + 656 = 86592
Step 133: 86592 + 656 = 87248
Step 134: 87248 + 656 = 87904
Step 135: 87904 + 656 = 88560
Step 136: 88560 + 656 = 89216
Step 137: 89216 + 656 = 89872
Step 138: 89872 + 656 = 90528
Step 139: 90528 + 656 = 91184
Step 140: 91184 + 656 = 91840
Step 141: 91840 + 656 = 92496
Step 142: 92496 + 656 = 93152
Step 143: 93152 + 656 = 93808
Step 144: 93808 + 656 = 94464
Step 145: 94464 + 656 = 95120
Step 146: 95120 + 656 = 95776
Step 147: 95776 + 656 = 96432
Step 148: 96432 + 656 = 97088
Step 149: 97088 + 656 = 97744
Step 150: 97744 + 656 = 98400
Step 151: 98400 + 656 = 99056
Step 152: 99056 + 656 = 99712
Step 153: 99712 + 656 = 100368
Step 154: 100368 + 656 = 101024
Step 155: 101024 + 656 = 101680
Step 156: 101680 + 656 = 102336
Step 157: 102336 + 656 = 102992
Step 158: 102992 + 656 = 103648
Step 159: 103648 + 656 = 104304
Step 160: 104304 + 656 = 104960
Step 161: 104960 + 656 = 105616
Step 162: 105616 + 656 = 106272
Step 163: 106272 + 656 = 106928
Step 164: 106928 + 656 = 107584
Step 165: 107584 + 656 = 108240
Step 166: 108240 + 656 = 108896
Step 167: 108896 + 656 = 109552
Step 168: 109552 + 656 = 110208
Step 169: 110208 + 656 = 110864
Step 170: 110864 + 656 = 111520
Step 171: 111520 + 656 = 112176
Step 172: 112176 + 656 = 112832
Step 173: 112832 + 656 = 113488
Step 174: 113488 + 656 = 114144
Step 175: 114144 + 656 = 114800
Step 176: 114800 + 656 = 115456
Step 177: 115456 + 656 = 116112
Step 178: 116112 + 656 = 116768
Step 179: 116768 + 656 = 117424
Step 180: 117424 + 656 = 118080
Step 181: 118080 + 656 = 118736
Step 182: 118736 + 656 = 119392
Step 183: 119392 + 656 = 120048
Step 184: 120048 + 656 = 120704
Step 185: 120704 + 656 = 121360
Step 186: 121360 + 656 = 122016
Step 187: 122016 + 656 = 122672
Step 188: 122672 + 656 = 123328
Step 189: 123328 + 656 = 123984
Step 190: 123984 + 656 = 124640
Step 191: 124640 + 656 = 125296
Step 192: 125296 + 656 = 125952
Step 193: 125952 + 656 = 126608
Step 194: 126608 + 656 = 127264
Step 195: 127264 + 656 = 127920
Step 196: 127920 + 656 = 128576
Step 197: 128576 + 656 = 129232
Step 198: 129232 + 656 = 129888
Step 199: 129888 + 656 = 130544
Step 200: 130544 + 656 = 131200
Step 201: 131200 + 656 = 131856
Step 202: 131856 + 656 = 132512
Step 203: 132512 + 656 = 133168
Step 204: 133168 + 656 = 133824
Step 205: 133824 + 656 = 134480
Step 206: 134480 + 656 = 135136
Step 207: 135136 + 656 = 135792
Step 208: 135792 + 656 = 136448
Step 209: 136448 + 656 = 137104
Step 210: 137104 + 656 = 137760
Step 211: 137760 + 656 = 138416
Step 212: 138416 + 656 = 139072
Step 213: 139072 + 656 = 139728
Step 214: 139728 + 656 = 140384
Step 215: 140384 + 656 = 141040
Step 216: 141040 + 656 = 141696
Step 217: 141696 + 656 = 142352
Step 218: 142352 + 656 = 143008
Step 219: 143008 + 656 = 143664
Step 220: 143664 + 656 = 144320
Step 221: 144320 + 656 = 144976
Step 222: 144976 + 656 = 145632
Step 223: 145632 + 656 = 146288
Step 224: 146288 + 656 = 146944
Step 225: 146944 + 656 = 147600
Step 226: 147600 + 656 = 148256
Step 227: 148256 + 656 = 148912
Step 228: 148912 + 656 = 149568
Step 229: 149568 + 656 = 150224
Step 230: 150224 + 656 = 150880
Step 231: 150880 + 656 = 151536
Step 232: 151536 + 656 = 152192
Step 233: 152192 + 656 = 152848
Step 234: 152848 + 656 = 153504
Step 235: 153504 + 656 = 154160
Step 236: 154160 + 656 = 154816
Step 237: 154816 + 656 = 155472
Step 238: 155472 + 656 = 156128
Step 239: 156128 + 656 = 156784
Step 240: 156784 + 656 = 157440
Step 241: 157440 + 656 = 158096
Step 242: 158096 + 656 = 158752
Step 243: 158752 + 656 = 159408
Step 244: 159408 + 656 = 160064
Step 245: 160064 + 656 = 160720
Step 246: 160720 + 656 = 161376
Step 247: 161376 + 656 = 162032
Step 248: 162032 + 656 = 162688
Step 249: 162688 + 656 = 163344
Step 250: 163344 + 656 = 164000
Step 251: 164000 + 656 = 164656
Step 252: 164656 + 656 = 165312
Step 253: 165312 + 656 = 165968
Step 254: 165968 + 656 = 166624
Step 255: 166624 + 656 = 167280
Step 256: 167280 + 656 = 167936
Step 257: 167936 + 656 = 168592
Step 258: 168592 + 656 = 169248
Step 259: 169248 + 656 = 169904
Step 260: 169904 + 656 = 170560
Step 261: 170560 + 656 = 171216
Step 262: 171216 + 656 = 171872
Step 263: 171872 + 656 = 172528
Step 264: 172528 + 656 = 173184
Step 265: 173184 + 656 = 173840
Step 266: 173840 + 656 = 174496
Step 267: 174496 + 656 = 175152
Step 268: 175152 + 656 = 175808
Step 269: 175808 + 656 = 176464
Step 270: 176464 + 656 = 177120
Step 271: 177120 + 656 = 177776
Step 272: 177776 + 656 = 178432
Step 273: 178432 + 656 = 179088
Step 274: 179088 + 656 = 179744
Step 275: 179744 + 656 = 180400
Step 276: 180400 + 656 = 181056
Step 277: 181056 + 656 = 181712
Step 278: 181712 + 656 = 182368
Step 279: 182368 + 656 = 183024
Step 280: 183024 + 656 = 183680
Step 281: 183680 + 656 = 184336
Step 282: 184336 + 656 = 184992
Step 283: 184992 + 656 = 185648
Step 284: 185648 + 656 = 186304

So, 656*284 = 186304